There is nothing like the thrill of seeing your print appear in the tray.
Nov 11, 2016 03:26:26 #
I know this is boring and old hat to some here but it excites me; just seeing the print appear in the tray and looking amazing. I get such enjoyment from the second half of the photography process!
Yes, I do scan my negatives but the real fun for me is printing them.
Yes, I do scan my negatives but the real fun for me is printing them.
Nov 11, 2016 03:27:14 #
And this is a shot of part of my darkroom area; it's not much but it works for me.
Nov 11, 2016 04:12:51 #
Yes, I agree. Seeing your image in the developing tray coming through is most rewarding.
Nov 11, 2016 05:28:24 #
Nov 11, 2016 05:28:31 #
Leicaflex wrote:
Yes, I agree. Seeing your image in the developing tray coming through is most rewarding.
That part has no equal in digital.
It's the "ooo, aaaahh!" moment.
I miss my darkroom time.
Nov 11, 2016 05:30:56 #
philo wrote:
I enjoy seeing my print coming out of my printer. A lot less mess.
Well, I'm not telling anyone that they should do one or the other...I'm just saying that for me...the mess and smell and wonder of it is an enjoyable part of the process..something that sending a digital file to an ink jet printer never gave me.
If others love their ink-jets...I have no quarrel with that whatsoever...I'm just proclaiming my joy at wet prints, that's all.
Nov 11, 2016 05:33:03 #
GoofyNewfie wrote:
That part has no equal in digital.
It's the "ooo, aaaahh!" moment.
I miss my darkroom time.
It's the "ooo, aaaahh!" moment.
I miss my darkroom time.
I can say without hesitation that after owning this little whiz of a machine...I'm loving it a lot more :)
I did 6 8x10s and didn't do one test strip or one failed print tonight (and I even changed paper type once without a testing anything)
Take a look...it's amazing. You take a reading of the highlight where you need some detail, the shadow where you need some detail, the machine tells you were those values will land on the grey scale, you change the recommended filter or time until those values are where you want them on the grey scale, and the machine calculates the exposure for those choices.
http://www.beyondmonochrome.co.uk/main/Media/demo1.m4v
Nov 11, 2016 06:05:23 #
Yes, the greatest thrill is seeing your masterpiece materialise in the developing tray - and then the disappointment when the white light goes on and shows, not an Ansel Adams, but just another mundane print . . .
But Hope does spring eternal - Thank G*d!
But Hope does spring eternal - Thank G*d!
Nov 11, 2016 06:13:08 #
Griff wrote:
Yes, the greatest thrill is seeing your masterpiece materialise in the developing tray - and then the disappointment when the white light goes on and shows, not an Ansel Adams, but just another mundane print . . .
But Hope does spring eternal - Thank G*d!
But Hope does spring eternal - Thank G*d!
Too many times! :)
Nov 11, 2016 06:15:05 #
rpavich wrote:
And this is a shot of part of my darkroom area; it's not much but it works for me.
Believe it or not, seeing the print come up in the developer is what got me into photography. It's a lot more impressive when you are 12 years old. Is that an Omega 4 X 5 enlarger; those are golden and the cream of the crop in their day and probably still today.
Nov 11, 2016 06:18:16 #
whitewolfowner wrote:
Believe it or not, seeing the print come up in the developer is what got me into photography. It's a lot more impressive when you are 12 years old. Is that an Omega 4 X 5 enlarger; those are golden and the cream of the crop in their day and probably still today.
I imagine it is, I started only a year ago or so and I am 57 years old. I didn't even start photography until about four years ago when I had to take pictures of my son doing lacrosse and wrestling, that's what started the whole ball rolling.
That's a Beseler 23CII
Nov 11, 2016 08:01:59 #
rpavich wrote:
I imagine it is, I started only a year ago or so and I am 57 years old. I didn't even start photography until about four years ago when I had to take pictures of my son doing lacrosse and wrestling, that's what started the whole ball rolling.
That's a Beseler 23CII
That's a Beseler 23CII
Only saw the base and it brought back memories. It would interesting to know what got others into photography. I was a freshman in high school and was walking down a hallway and an upper class men popped out of a door and asked to me help him. He dragged me into the darkroom and asked me to time his prints in the fixer and asked to remove them when it came their time. I saw standing there and looking over and watching him what he was doing as went about his business printing. When I saw the photos come up in the developer, that was it; way too cool to pass up; I was hooked and still am today almost 50 years later.
Nov 11, 2016 08:44:26 #
That device for developing a desired range of tones looks amazing, Bob! I got hooked on the "wet" (real) develoment process in the early '70s with a really cheap plastic Durst enlarger. Later expanded on that experience by taking an evening class hosted by a local photography studio - learned about dodging and burning. My early efforts were "dodgy" at best, but with practice they paid off with some grand prints that I had the thrill of watching come to life in my tray. A great memory.
Nov 11, 2016 08:57:13 #
rjaywallace wrote:
... My early efforts were "dodgy" at best, but with practice they paid off with some grand prints that I had the thrill of watching come to life in my tray. A great memory.
Great alliteration!
If one don't know darkroom printing, some of the Photoshop tools have less meaning.
Nov 11, 2016 09:04:07 #
I don't get much enjoyment watching an inkjet printer spit out a print. And they are constantly causing trouble. Oh, how many times I've been on the verge of tossing my inkjet printer out the window!
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